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Invation of Poland
Invation of Poland, start of world war 2. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germanys invation of the Soviet Uion -
Siege of Leningrad
Military blockade taken by Germany army -
Pear harbor attack
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Alamein
First major battle in the Western area fought on the northern coast of Egypt. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fought Soviet Uion for Stalingrad -
Operation Torch
British-American Invasion of French North Africa -
Invasion of Sicily
Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers -
Battle of Anzio
Italian Campaign against the German forces at Anzio and Nettuno -
Fall of Rome
Rome falls to allied powers -
D-Day, at Normandy
US invades at Normany. -
Battle of the bulge
major Germany offensive campaign -
battle of Iwo Jima
US captures Island from Japan, for airfield. -
Benito Mussolini Dies
Benito Mussolini is executed by a firing squad -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide, germany surrenders day after. -
Germany surrenders
Germany signs unconditional surrender to Allied powers. -
VE day
Germany surrenders -
Hiroshima
The US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people and injuring more than 100,000. -
Nagasaki
US drops second atomic bomb -
VJ day
When Japan surrenders